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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPoll: 84 to 15 percent, voters want background checks for private gun sales and sales at gun shows
NOT ONE SINGLE REPUBLICAN SENATOR VOTED FOR BACKGROUND CHECKS. WHO DO THEY REPRESENT?
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WASHINGTON Americans overwhelmingly support tougher background checks for prospective gun owners, and a majority support bans on assault weapons and big ammunition clips, according to a new McClatchy-Marist poll.
The poll found that by a lopsided 84 to 15 percent, voters want background checks for private gun sales and sales at gun shows, with broad support from Democrats, independents and Republicans alike.
By 56-41 percent, they want a ban on assault weapons, and they support a ban on ammunition clips that hold more than 10 bullets by 52-45 percent, the survey found.
The poll results came as the Senate Judiciary Committee started considering those and other measures. The committee began voting on gun control measures last week , and it voted largely along party lines Democrats for and Republicans against for the first measure, banning straw purchases, in which people buy guns for people who are barred from doing so. Votes on other measures, including an assault weapons ban, are expected this week.
The poll found that by a lopsided 84 to 15 percent, voters want background checks for private gun sales and sales at gun shows, with broad support from Democrats, independents and Republicans alike.
By 56-41 percent, they want a ban on assault weapons, and they support a ban on ammunition clips that hold more than 10 bullets by 52-45 percent, the survey found.
The poll results came as the Senate Judiciary Committee started considering those and other measures. The committee began voting on gun control measures last week , and it voted largely along party lines Democrats for and Republicans against for the first measure, banning straw purchases, in which people buy guns for people who are barred from doing so. Votes on other measures, including an assault weapons ban, are expected this week.
Read more here: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/03/12/185595/poll-americans-want-background.html#storylink=cpy
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Poll: 84 to 15 percent, voters want background checks for private gun sales and sales at gun shows (Original Post)
spanone
Mar 2013
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(8,155 posts)1. They represent the NRA obviously.
TheCowsCameHome
(40,168 posts)2. They (GOP) are owned by the NRA, actually.
spanone
(135,859 posts)3. what happened to 'of the people, by the people, for the people'?
just a quaint old sayin'
maxsolomon
(33,378 posts)4. Too bad, America
"If voting could change anything, they'd make it illegal".